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Sure, a picture might be worth a 1,000 words, but a picture of 1,000 words has to count for something. Here's a word cloud of the 100 most frequently occurring words in the July/August American Psychologist, APA's flagship journal.

In a word cloud, the larger the word, the more frequently that word appears. It's a verbal snapshot of what psychologists are focusing on in a given moment.

This summer, psychologists had technology, social connectedness, the environment, sustainability and education on the brain. Talk about the wisdom of clouds.

Psychology topic word cloud

—M. Price

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